January 2017 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
January 2017 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Bachelor of Science in Business Management with a Concentration in Entrepreneurial Studies (BSBMES)


(Please see the Undergraduate Program Offerings by Campus  chart in the catalog or on the Herzing Website at www.herzing.edu/career-programs/downloads for a list of Herzing campuses offering this program.) 

Program Description

This bachelor’s degree is designed to provide an understanding of the roles and responsibilities, functions, and challenges of today’s entrepreneurs. Students will take classes to increase their knowledge and understanding of the importance of entrepreneurial law, social responsibility, product development, and innovation. The goal of the program is to provide students with the basic knowledge and skills necessary to start a small business or develop an existing business upon graduation. By the end of the program, students should be able to develop a comprehensive business plan, which includes a well-constructed financial and marketing component.

Business Management Core Program Outcomes

Upon completion of this program, the student should be able to:

  1. Define operational, ethical, legal, and human resource issues associated with business management
  2. Analyze financial information using standard tools to support and evaluate managerial decision-making.
  3. Develop a marketing plan
  4. Formulate strategic business solutions

Entrepreneurial Studies Concentration Program Outcomes

Upon completion of this program, the student should be able to:

  1. Demonstrate effective sales and negotiation skills.
  2. Gain a working knowledge of how to overcome economic constraints.
  3. Demonstrate a basic working knowledge of human resource functions and their impact on small businesses.
  4. Examine various ways to obtain capital and financing for a business.

Potential Occupational Titles

Potential occupational titles for this program include, but are not limited to, general and operations manager, sales manager, and administrative services manager.

Program Content

A minimum of 123.00 semester credit hours is required for graduation.

Required Management Core Courses


All courses, 36.00 semester credit hours, are required.

Required Courses in Entrepreneurship


All courses, 36.00 semester credit hours, are required.

Open Elective Courses


A minimum of 9.00 semester credit hours of open electives are required.

Required Capstone or Internship


3.00 semester credit hours are required.

Note:


* Online students in some states may not be allowed to take this internship due to state restrictions.

 

Required Courses in General Education


Students enrolled in this bachelor’s degree must complete a minimum of 37.00 semester credit hours in general education distributed among the following disciplines. A minimum of 9.00 semester credit hours must be upper level (300- to 400-level courses). Refer to the General Education  section of the catalog for Herzing University courses that would satisfy these requirements. *

4.00 Semester Credit Hours in Computer Applications ♦
3.00 Semester Credit Hours in Cultural Diversity
6.00 Semester Credit Hours in English Composition or Literature
3.00 Semester Credit Hours of General Education Electives ♦
3.00 Semester Credit Hours in Humanities With a Critical Thinking Focus ** ♦
1.00 Semester Credit Hour in Information Literacy
7.00 Semester Credit Hours in Mathematics (College Algebra or Above) ▲
4.00 Semester Credit Hours of Natural Science With a Lab Component
3.00 Semester Credit Hours in Social or Behavioral Science
3.00 Semester Credit Hours in Speech

* Transfer students may transfer courses that are within 1.00 semester credit hour of the courses listed above to meet these discipline requirements. Any resulting deficiency in the total of 37.00 semester credit hours required in general education may be made up with general education electives from any of the listed disciplines.

** A course with a critical thinking focus would be a course that addresses the theories and application of critical analysis with an emphasis on developing sequential reasoning skills. Examples may be courses in critical thinking, philosophy, logic, or science.

▲ Students in the BSBMES program must take MA 320 Statistics.

♦ The state of Minnesota requires a minimum of 30.00 semester credit hours of general education for bachelor’s degrees, not counting computer applications. However, all Herzing University students in the BSBMES program must complete a minimum of 37.00 semester credit hours in general education, including computer applications, to complete the requirement for graduation from this bachelor’s degree program. Minnesota students must complete at least 4.00 semester credit hours of general education in the humanities.

Personal and Professional Development Courses


2.00 semester credit hours are required.